Shoukry, Naglaa H

Published purpose

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to: • Facilitate and support a national collaborative hepatitis C public health research program that aligns with the with the Government of Canada Five-Year Action Plan on STBBI and that links and leverages existing networks and research programs, engages knowledge users, people with living/lived experience and decision makers to: o Enable innovative, high quality, collaborative research in the area of prevention of hepatitis C infection and reinfection, linkage to care in priority populations and hepatitis C-related health complications; o Accelerate the translation and uptake of knowledge and implementation of evidence to inform practices, policies and programs through models of integrated knowledge translation and innovative strategies that engage knowledge users, people with living/lived experience and decision makers; o Develop and/or strengthen innovative multidisciplinary curricula and training opportunities for students and professionals.